Police have confirmed a man has died at the MCG while attending the Richmond-Carlton Round 1 blockbuster on Thursday night.

An AFL fan has sadly died inside the MCG during Carlton’s win over Richmond on Thursday night. In a statement on Friday morning, police said paramedics attended the scene but could not save him.

New Carlton defender Harry Dean has spoken of his “devastation” at rushing to his father’s side after he was hospitalised with a fractured skull only weeks before his AFL debut.

The on-baller is now effectively the height of a ruck after shooting up several centimetres since being drafted.

The spectator, believed to be aged in his 70s, passed away towards the end of the clash on Thursday night. Victoria Police told the Herald Sun emergency services tried to revive the man at about ...

Carlton’s two-ruck structure has lasted a week, with the Blues dropping recruit Liam Reidy for the clash against Richmond.